Center Point vs Marion

A side-by-side comparison of Center Point and Marion: population, income, housing, and more.

Center Point and Marion are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Marion has the higher population (41,690 vs 2,575 in Center Point). Center Point has the higher median household income ($92,500 vs $87,105 in Marion). Marion has the higher median home value ($230,800 vs $215,800 in Center Point).

Population, income & housing

	Center Point	Marion
Population	2,575	41,690
Median age	36.8 yrs	40.4 yrs
Median household income	$92,500	$87,105
Median home value	$215,800	$230,800
Median gross rent	$1,022	$978
Housing units	1,048	17,680
Homeownership rate	76.6%	77.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.0%	39.2%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Center Point	Marion
Population	2,543 → 2,575 (+1.3%)	39,328 → 41,690 (+6.0%)
Median household income	$80,577 → $92,500 (+14.8%)	$72,150 → $87,105 (+20.7%)
Median home value	$164,200 → $215,800 (+31.4%)	$168,700 → $230,800 (+36.8%)
Median gross rent	$729 → $1,022 (+40.2%)	$725 → $978 (+34.9%)

Center Point

Population

2,5432,575

Median household income

$80,577$92,500

Median home value

$164,200$215,800

Median gross rent

$729$1,022

Marion

Population

39,32841,690

Median household income

$72,150$87,105

Median home value

$168,700$230,800

Median gross rent

$725$978

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Center Point	Marion
Under 5	6.5%	7.0%
5 to 17	17.4%	17.8%
18 to 24	10.5%	5.0%
25 to 34	13.0%	12.8%
35 to 44	10.8%	15.3%
45 to 54	12.7%	12.6%
55 to 64	13.2%	11.3%
65 to 74	11.6%	10.6%
75 and over	4.2%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Center Point	Marion
White (non-Hispanic)	97.9%	88.6%
Black or African American	0.6%	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.7%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.8%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Center Point	Marion
No high school diploma	4.7%	2.9%
High school graduate	28.3%	24.5%
Some college or associate's	35.0%	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	18.9%	27.7%
Graduate or professional degree	13.1%	11.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Center Point	Marion
Drove alone	73.1%	74.2%
Carpooled	8.2%	5.9%
Public transit	0.0%	1.0%
Walked	1.7%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	17.1%	16.5%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Center Point	Marion
1-unit, detached	85.9%	65.1%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	9.4%
2 to 4 units	8.9%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	3.0%	9.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.3%

Poverty & households

	Center Point	Marion
Poverty rate	4.0%	7.0%
Average household size	2.50	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	27	19
Median year structure built	1977	1992